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05-16-2015, 03:31 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 427 S/C, Twin Paxton 511 FE
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Painted Kirkham
Well, I sold some stuff from the garage and made better use of my assets.
Me and Luis (painter at McCluskey's) became friends after our wives made the 'Cobra connection'. Luis, a painter, meets me, with an unpainted Kirkham. Hmmm. Every time he saw my car it was like an artist looking at a blank canvas  . Long story short, I had the Twin Paxton beast painted black. El Diablo Negro, as RedBarchetta named her. Just picked her up after the Shelby show in Gardena.
I've seen what Luis has done in the past, (CSX2001, Essex Wire, etc) and this work exceeded my expectations. As he said, "I'm gonna have to see this thing all the time, so I better do it right"  .
I'm extremely happy, until it comes time to detail.
Hope you guys enjoy and not give me too much of a hard time about going to the dark side.
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Last edited by rodneym; 05-16-2015 at 03:36 PM..
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05-16-2015, 03:38 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance
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Bravo!
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05-16-2015, 03:38 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
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Rodney that's beautiful. Congrats!
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05-16-2015, 03:54 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Rome,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 744/428/TKO 600
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Perfect color....
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05-16-2015, 03:54 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Ottawa,
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Cobra Make, Engine: 2002 Superformance w/392 stroker
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The car looks terrific!
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05-16-2015, 04:04 PM
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Brisbane, Australia,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary CCX3117 427FE
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That last photo looks stunning!
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05-16-2015, 04:31 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: RUCC, SB 331 Stroker
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Spectacular!!!
Please note: Black cars are not a hobby, they are a career.
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05-16-2015, 04:38 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Scratch Built with 482 FE
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Sweet! Reminds me of CSX3010.
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05-16-2015, 05:00 PM
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Location: saratoga,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Kirkham #185, Shelby Alloy 482; sold
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Beautiful, but I'm biased.
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05-16-2015, 05:36 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: CSX #4xxx with CSX 482; David Kee Toploader
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All that's stopping you now Son, is blind-raging fear.......
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05-16-2015, 05:40 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Sold - Shelby Cobra CSX6045, 468 ci all aluminum Shelby engine
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Beautiful. I much prefer paint over bare aluminum.
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05-16-2015, 05:52 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance, 427SO
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Rodney,
That thing looks horrible ! You should just ship it up to me and I'll dispose of it for you.
Ted
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05-16-2015, 06:49 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Some polish thing... With some old engine
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Looks like plastic one now... A good sweet looking plastic one, but a plastic one! 
So I recommend putting a dint in it.  |
05-16-2015, 08:16 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Shootnride
Rodney,
That thing looks horrible ! You should just ship it up to me and I'll dispose of it for you.
Ted
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Hey! I live closer and could save you the shipping by just picking it up! 
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05-16-2015, 09:10 PM
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Location: sac., ca,
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Cobra Make, Engine: owned Kirkham for 11 years
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Nicely done.
The black body and gold wheels are a great contrast.
Maurice
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05-16-2015, 09:46 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 539, a Ton of Aluminum
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dimis
Looks like plastic one now... A good sweet looking plastic one, but a plastic one!
So I recommend putting a dint in it. |
Well, if he had to paint it, then black is about as good as it gets.
BTW, I love that '94 Speedster in the background too. |
05-17-2015, 06:54 AM
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Location: Orange,
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Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 736 Street, Pond 482, FAST XFI EFI
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That looks great Rodney. I'm curious though.... If I really look at my bare KMP with a critical eye, the imperfections are obvious. (Makes it look "real-er" ) So, how much filling, blocking and sanding did your car need prior to even being shot with primer? |
05-17-2015, 10:06 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF #1473 392 cu.in. titanium/black stripes
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Very, very nice Rodney. Great choices all around.
"El Diablo Negro" ... perfect name Steve. LOL
Bob
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05-17-2015, 10:07 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: KMP 427 S/C, Twin Paxton 511 FE
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philminotti,
I remember when I had my Autokraft and it sat next to the KMP in my garage. I could look at every detail side by side and even though the bodies were far from identical, one could definitely see what it took to make the Autokraft look like a modern stamped steel car.
So, yes, dings, body 'corrections' (cowl, front opening edge, door jambs) etc, take quite a bit of work to make it look like a 'perfect' job, much higher quality than original. If I had an original and painted it, I would have done it with less attention on the imperfections.
We've all seen original restorations where they appear too perfect, but ours are replicas.. 
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05-17-2015, 12:19 PM
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Location: New Jersey,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Shelby Cobra CSX4206 aluminum body, original 1965 NASCAR 427 SO, Dual quads.
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Rodney: What the hell are you doing with my car?!!! How the hell did it get out there. I send it to HRE for the spa treatment and it ends in on the left coast!!!!! 
Gorgeous Rodney. We are twins save for the Paxtons. I was thinking of having my centers painted gold. Now I can see what my car would like.
Outstanding!!!
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